# Electoral history of Tim Walz

This is the electoral history of Tim Walz, the 41st and current governor of Minnesota. He previously represented Minnesota's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2007 to 2019.

## U.S. House elections
### 2006

2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, District 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic (DFL) | Tim Walz | 141,622 | 52.7 | – |
| | Republican | Gil Gutknecht (incumbent) | 126,487 | 47.1 | −13 |

### 2008

2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, District 1 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Democratic (DFL) | Tim Walz (incumbent) | 207,748 | 62.5 | +9.5 |
| Republican | Brian J. Davis | 109,446 | 32.9 | – |
| Independence | Gregory Mikkelson | 14,903 | 4.5 | – |

### 2010

2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, District 1 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Democratic (DFL) | Tim Walz (incumbent) | 122,390 | 49.4 | −13.1 |
| Republican | Randy Demmer | 109,261 | 44.1 | +11.2 |
| Independence | Steven Wilson | 13,243 | 5.3 | +0.8 |

### 2012

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, District 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic (DFL) | Tim Walz (incumbent) | 193,211 | 57.5 | +8.1 |
| | Republican | Allen Quist | 142,164 | 42.3 | −1.8 |

### 2014

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, District 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic (DFL) | Tim Walz (incumbent) | 122,851 | 54.2 | −3.3 |
| | Republican | Jim Hagedorn | 103,536 | 45.7 | +3.4 |

### 2016

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, District 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic (DFL) | Tim Walz (incumbent) | 169,076 | 50.4 | −3.8 |
| | Republican | Jim Hagedorn | 166,527 | 49.6 | +3.9 |

## Gubernatorial elections
### 2018

2018 Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party gubernatorial primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic (DFL) | Tim Walz | 242,832 | 41.60% |
| | Democratic (DFL) | Erin Murphy | 186,969 | 32.03% |
| | Democratic (DFL) | Lori Swanson | 143,517 | 24.59% |
| | Democratic (DFL) | Tim Holden | 6,398 | 1.10% |
| | Democratic (DFL) | Olé Savior | 4,019 | 0.69% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 583,735 | 100% |
2018 Minnesota gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic (DFL) | Tim Walz/Peggy Flanagan | 1,393,096 | 53.84% | +3.77% |
| | Republican | Jeff Johnson/Donna Bergstrom | 1,097,705 | 42.43% | −2.08% |
| | Grassroots | Chris Wright/Judith Schwartzbacker | 68,667 | 2.65% | +1.07% |
| | Libertarian | Josh Welter/Mary O'Connor | 26,735 | 1.03% | +0.11% |
| | n/a | Write-ins | 1,084 | 0.04% | 0.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,587,287 | 100.0% | N/A |
| | Democratic (DFL) hold | Democratic (DFL) hold | Democratic (DFL) hold | Democratic (DFL) hold | Democratic (DFL) hold |

### 2022

2022 Minnesota gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic (DFL) | Tim Walz/Peggy Flanagan (incumbent) | 1,312,311 | 52.27% | −1.57% |
| | Republican | Scott Jensen/Matt Birk | 1,119,911 | 44.61% | +2.18% |
| | Legal Marijuana Now | James McCaskel/David Sandbeck | 29,435 | 1.17% | N/A |
| | Grassroots—LC | Steve Patterson/Matt Huff | 22,604 | 0.90% | −1.75% |
| | Independence | Hugh McTavish/Mike Winter | 18,156 | 0.72% | N/A |
| | Socialist Workers | Gabrielle Prosser/Kevin Dwire | 7,240 | 0.29% | N/A |
| | n/a | Write-ins | 1,026 | 0.04% | 0.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,510,683 | 100.0% | |
| | Democratic (DFL) hold | Democratic (DFL) hold | Democratic (DFL) hold | Democratic (DFL) hold | Democratic (DFL) hold |

## Vice presidential elections
### 2024
#### Nomination

2024 Democratic National Convention, vice presidential tally :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Tim Walz | Tim Walz | _ | 100.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | | 100.00 |

#### General election

Electoral results :
| Presidential candidate | Party | Home state | Popular vote | Popular vote | Electoral vote | Running mate | Running mate | Running mate |
| Presidential candidate | Party | Home state | Count | Percentage | Electoral vote | Vice-presidential candidate | Home state | Electoral vote |
| Donald Trump | Republican | Florida | 77,236,275 | 49.9% | 312 | JD Vance | Ohio | 312 |
| Kamala Harris | Democratic | California | 74,938,474 | 48.4% | 226 | Tim Walz | Minnesota | 226 |
| Jill Stein | Green | Massachusetts | 782,068 | 0.5% | 0 | Butch Ware | California | 0 |
| Robert F. Kennedy Jr. | Independent | New York | 755,018 | 0.5% | 0 | Nicole Shanahan | California | 0 |
| Other | Other | Other | | | — | Other | Other | — |
| Total | Total | Total | | 100% | 538 | | | 538 |
| Needed to win | Needed to win | Needed to win | Needed to win | Needed to win | 270 | | | 270 |